NAFCC 18th Annual Conference Family Child Care: Challenge for Excellence
July 17 - 19, 2008
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center
Schaumburg , IL

More than 1,500 family child care providers and other early childhood specialists will gather in Schaumburg , IL this summer to work towards improving the quality of care and education for young children. The 2008 National Association for Family Child Care is being hosted by Illinois Association for Family Child Care and will be held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center from July 17 - 19, 2008.

Participants will be able to choose from over 100 seminars and workshops on topics including child development, quality improvement, program accreditation, small business planning, and early childhood curriculum.

The keynote speakers will be Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and Kathy Buckley, Comedienne and Motivational Speaker. Presenters include Tom Copeland, Director of Redleaf National Institute, Patricia Dischler, Author and Accredited Family Child Care Provider, Kathy Goetz Wolf, Project Director for Strengthening Families Illinois, Teri Talan, Director of Research and Public Policy at The McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University , and Maria Whelan, President/CEO of Illinois Action for Children.

National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) has a membership of over 8,000 child care professionals and is dedicated to strengthening the profession of family child care by promoting high quality, professional early care and education and strengthening communities where providers live and work.

Contact: Constance Johnson, President
847-604-1230
Illinois.afcc@sbcglobal.net
Event: NAFCC 18th Annual Conference
Family Child Care: Challenge for Excellence
Sponsor: Illinois Association for Family Child Care
Date: July 17 - 19, 2008

Location: Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center
Schaumburg , IL

How to participate:
Call NAFCC Conference Registration at 801-269-9338 ext. 101.
Email: conference@nafcc.org

www.nafcc.org
click on “Complete 2008 Conference Registration and Information Packet”

Early bird registration (to June 6th)
$149 NAFCC members / $219 non members

For accommodations:
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, 847-303-4100
Identify yourself as a participant of NAFCC Conference / Code: nccncca

Click here to download the Conference Participants Letter

Over 100 family child care professionals attended the
Illinois Association for Family Child Care
3rd Annual Leadership Summit
"Caring for the Child, Strengthening the Family"
in Palatine, IL on October 26-27, 2007.

Click here to download the conference program.

Thank You to All

Sponsors

Illinois Action for Children

Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)

Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children (CMAEYC)

Golden Corridor Association for the Education of Young Children (GoAEYC)

Early Learning Illinois

Partnerships

Casey Foundation Making Connections

Center for the Study of Social Policy

Chicago Department of Children and Youth Services

Children’s Home + Aid

Crafty Grandmas

Erikson Institute

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

Illinois Department of Human Services

Lake Shore Schools

Link II Life Safety Systems

Pillars - The Fillmore Center

Strengthening Families Through Early Care and Education Illinois

Sunshine Learning Home & Day Care

Unilever and Integrated Marketing

United Way of Lake County

Urban-Ads.com

When I Grow Up

Child Care Inc.

Women’s Business Development Center

Wright College Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Professional Services

Holiday Inn Express

Palatine Simply Delicious Gourmet Catering

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